What is a Powertrap?

Condensate recovery pump with integral trap requiring no electricity. Operating Pressure Range: Vacuum – 200 psig.

How does a power trap work?

Mechanical steam traps operate by gravity. Specifically, the difference between the water and steam causes a stainless steel float ball to rise and sink within the trap, which opens and closes the valve.

What is pump trap?

Thermax Pump Trap is a condensate removing Pump. It removes condensate instantly in stall condition improving process effectiveness with the help of operating pressure of process.

Can a steam trap be oversized?

An oversized steam trap is not an effective option either. An oversized steam trap will be unable to provide adequate shutoff at low loads, which ultimately causes the steam trap to leak.

How do steam pump traps work?

Steam, air, or inert gas enters the inlet valve and builds pressure inside the pumping trap. This pressure will close the inlet check valve and force liquid out through the discharge check valve as it opens.

How does a steam trap work?

steam trap – Self contained valve which automatically drains the condensate from a steam containing enclosure while remaining tight to live steam, or if necessary, allowing steam to flow at a controlled or adjusted rate. Most steam traps will also pass non-condensable gases while remaining tight to live steam.

What is the lifespan of a steam trap?

“Average-quality traps may have just a 4-year life expectancy (which implies a 25% failure rate), while higher-quality steam traps may have an 8-yr life expectancy (12.5% average failure rate).”

How often should a steam trap cycle?

In a typical year, a radiator trap will cycle about 175,000 times. That’s why, after about 10 years, they’re ready to retire. If the trap fails closed, there will be no heat and someone will notice.

How do I choose a steam trap?

Step 1: Determine discharge requirements of the steam trap application (e.g. hot or subcooled discharge), and select the matching trap type. Step 2: Select trap model according to operating pressure, temperature, orientation, and any other relevant conditions.

What is mechanical steam trap?

Mechanical traps are steam traps that operate on the principle of specific gravity (specifically the difference in the specific gravities of water and steam), unlike other types of steam traps that rely on temperature change or velocity/phase change.

Why do we use steam traps?

The duty of a steam trap is to discharge condensate, air and other incondensable gases from a steam system while not permitting the escape of live steam.

What is a Powertrap® pump?

The PowerTrap® is a pump that transports condensate powered by pressure from steam or compressed air without the use of electricity. It is ideal for use in open or closed systems, which collect condensate from steam-using equipment for the purposes of recovering heat energy and recycling treated water.

Power trap®. When condensate flows into the body through the inlet check valve from the condensate inlet pipe, the float rises and the air inside the body is discharged through the exhaust valve.

What are the different types of steam traps?

Steam traps can be divided into three general categories based on their operation mechanism: mechanical, thermodynamic, and thermostatic. TLV manufactures all three of these types of steam traps. Our extensive product line-up makes it possible to select the optimal product to suit your objective or application.

Why choose TLV’s steam traps?

Each trap offers the highest level of energy conservation in its class. TLV offers three universal connector styles for mounting steam traps: standard universal connector, bellows-valve trap station (1 or 2 isolation valves), and piston-valve trap station (1 or 2 isolation valves).